Aroma visualization from community tastings
Taste
Sweet, Caramel, Chocolate
Most mentioned across 10 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- sweet-leaning drinkers who like cocoa notes
- Less suitable for
- anyone wanting a bold, long finish
- How to drink
- Neat and in cocktails
Takamaka Kreol Cask (Reserve Dark Rum)
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Chocolate and cocoa lead here, wrapped in soft sweetness with light spice behind — one taster notes the fruit fades on the palate while the coffee and roasted wood step forward. It's clearly on the sweet side and pretty easy-going at 40%. A few members call the body thin with a short finish, but as an evening dark rum from the Seychelles it delivers a fair bit of chocolate-forward character.
The community says- Chocolate-cocoa notes
- Easy sipping
- Less suitable for: anyone wanting a bold, long finish
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How does Takamaka Kreol Cask (Reserve Dark Rum) taste?
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Sweet, chocolate-forward easy dark rum Well-liked as an easygoing evening pour with good value; the catch is a thin body and short finish, and it won't win over anyone chasing complexity.
Aroma profilesweet-leaning drinkers who like cocoa notes
anyone wanting a bold, long finish
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Buying advice
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
21 community reviews
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Review by Jakob Deiner
Most helpful positive review
On the nose, dried fruits, cocoa, chocolate. The fruits completely disappear in the taste, replaced by intense chocolate/cocoa notes with well-integrated sweetness and some spice. The finish has a peppery sharpness. An interesting dark rum profile that clearly stands out from Jamaica (Myers's, Blackwell) and Demerara; in my opinion, better neat because there are no bitter notes. Drinks: - Neat: 4/5 - Rum Old Fashioned: 4.5/5 - Rum Cola: 3.5/5 - Rum Punch: 4/5
Review by DutchRumPirate
Most helpful mixed review
During a masterclass by Takamaka, I tasted various rums. This lineup is certainly fine for an evening. I’ve had several at home myself and they are nice as a change of pace. Good rum for a good price.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6998 05.07.2026 Time to relax after my wifes birthday guests have left. Listening nto some nice EDM on Spotify at the same time. Price to quality a very good rum in my mind. Well balanced profile with fruits, sweetness, caramel, chocolate, light tobacco and roasted wood.
Review by Timo Groeger
Shop visit Rum Paradise Hamburg December 2025. And the last rum we got to try with Mr. Karp. Many thanks for that. This one wasn't available at Takamaka, so I was glad to try it here. Supposedly a blend of Takamaka and an unknown rum. Slightly sweet, but okay.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
11/05/2026: Advent calender: Le Monde des Rhums 2025. The nose instantly reminded me of baked, caramalized bananas. Pretty sweet aroma and palate. Very thin on the palate though and the finish is almost non-existent.
Review by Andreas Renöfält
Not bad. Definitely on the sweet side and not very complex. But absolutely worth the money.
Review by Marco14
A pleasant surprise, a woody spicy nose, a soft vanilla, a light caramel. On the palate you find the same things. Just the right amount of indulgence. Lacks a bit of pep and length.
Takamaka Kreol Cask (Reserve Dark Rum) at live auctions
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20 bottles logged by 20 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 2 emptied.
What does Takamaka Kreol Cask (Reserve Dark Rum) cost?
Community paid 25–30 €.
Current best price: 26.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 27 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+11 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
20 purchased · 21 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of
Details about Takamaka Kreol Cask (Reserve Dark Rum)
A rum from Seychelles, distilled by Trois Frères Distillery, at 40,3%.
About the Trois Frères Distillery distillery
The Trois Frères Distillery distillery is located in Seychelles. Rums from Trois Frères Distillery have been reviewed 757 times with an average of 7.1/10.
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